Fertile Fibre has a wonderfully even texture, perfectly sieved. Unfortunately it’s not cheap but it is peat free. The seed sowing formulation came...
Woodlice are rarely the guilty party - they just tuck in when one of the big boys creates a hole in the tomato/cucumber/strawberry flesh and then...
[ATTACH] The dying of the light
[ATTACH] The wild part of our garden
[ATTACH]A view from a bridge (actually the balcony of our holiday cottage)
Which? test lawn mowers extensively. Putting in the parameters ‘small/medium sized lawn’, ‘cordless’ and ‘self propelled’ the best three machines...
A few summers ago we had Italian friends staying and Beppe came in from a walk around the garden saying he had eaten some piselli (peas). Don’t...
At the end of the second week, last week’s leader has extended its lead. Two of the four baits are lagging behind. The running total is 98 slugs,...
Pete, does blanket weed get largely eradicated by watercress?I’ve tried barley straw but it made little difference. Nishikoi Clear Waters, by...
My window cleaner calls me Cap’n. I think it shows an appropriate level of respect.
At the end of week one the tally is no snails and 60 slugs with one of the four baits being a clear favourite at the moment. Results in three weeks.
Have you tried Farmer Gracy? I have been very impressed by their dahlias - excellent plants, well packed and good customer service. Agapanthus...
Can you provide a wider angle picture? I’d like to see what’s under it.
Broadleigh Gardens are specialists with a range of around 60 plants. They supply plants of the highest quality and I particularly recommend the...
We quite frequently have fox scats in the garden but ours are robust eaters - no vomit. But if I do see some, I’ll dutifully scoop it up in jam...
That photo was added later in a reposting. It was not in the original version.
The original post was from a beekeeper in Worcestershire. It was posted on June 10, 2021 and contained a photo of the hedge. I’m fairly confident...
Dahlias will go in that raised bed in May. I’m trying to find the best means of diverting them from the dahlias to something more tasty.
I’m doing a reasonably objective slug and snail trap comparison. I have four identical jam jars, one containing beer, the second yeast in water,...
They must have pondered for a good five seconds before coming up with this product name! Has anyone used it? Online reviews are impressive but at...
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